#punished

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

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To the hard-working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished. ↗

— William Hague

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This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief. ↗

— John Howard

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We are punished by our sins, not for them. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

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No good deed goes unpunished. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished. ↗

— Willem Dafoe

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I punished myself and avoided my reflection in mirrors and any windows. I would see myself reflected back, and I would look away, trying to pretend I didn't exist, because I hated myself so much. ↗

— Margaret Cho

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One is punished by the very things by which he sins. ↗

— Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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Therefore, sins of sex are punished in this life to a greater degree than some other sins. ↗

— Walter Lang

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